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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1998
Sarojini Nagar
Winner — 1998
SH. RAM BHAJ
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.8%INC 46.2%8 others 4.0%
Votes
21,318
49.8% share
Winning margin
1,528
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
43.9%
of 97,600
A closely fought contest. SH. RAM BHAJ won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SH. RAM BHAJ | BJP (NDA) | 21,318 | 49.8% |
| 2 | MUKESH BHATT | INC | 19,790 | 46.2% |
| 3 | SHELA GAUR | IND | 741 | 1.7% |
| 4 | DHARAM BIR SINGH | IND | 521 | 1.2% |
| 5 | ADERSH KUMAR | IND | 123 | 0.3% |
| 6 | YOGENDER SINGH | IND | 90 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MANMOHAN | IND | 76 | 0.2% |
| 8 | VED PARKASH | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 9 | UMA JOSHI | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 10 | LAYAK SINGH | IND | 26 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.8% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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27th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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34th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.8%INC 46.2%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,56,539
Density
8254 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
443 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 4.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.2%
Electricity98.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.1%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stainless Steel Utensils/ Kitchen Ware
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.